Barry Trotz
Barry Trotz
Barry Trotzis the head coach of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and the former head coach of the NHL's Nashville Predators. He was previously the coach of the American Hockey League's Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates, with whom he won an AHL championship in 1994. That same year, he won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is awarded to the outstanding coach in the AHL as voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers. On February 20, 2013...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 July 1962
CityWinnipeg, Canada
games great guys key mason played score three week win
I thought Mason played great and made some key saves. Not too many guys can win three games in a week and score a goal.
carry core group guys key step strong stronger team
I don't think our key guys were strong tonight. Our key guys carry the team and they're going to have to be stronger for us to be successful. Our whole core group has to step up and do a better job.
chances goals guys last penalties taxed three time winning
I can't really say a whole lot that you can print. Any time you give up three power-play goals in a game, your chances of winning aren't very good. We had a lot of guys who were taxed by all the penalties these last two games.
control cycle energy good guys hard job minutes offense period puck second six spent sustaining takes time top wear
We spent a little too much time in our own zone. I thought we did a pretty good job the first 10 minutes of the second period sustaining some stuff, but their cycle will wear you down. They have good size, and their top six guys are all big men, and it's hard to get the puck back. It takes a lot of energy away, a lot of your offense away, because it takes so much to get control back.
anger bit guys mix oil
Today, we were oil and water. We didn't mix very well. We had guys with a little bit of anger.
beat expect grips guys time unexpected
This was a surprise. But I tell our guys to expect the unexpected ... When you come to grips with how you have to beat a team, most of the time you are going to be very successful.
chance create front generate guys havoc net open trying
We were trying to get guys open in front of the net and it just didn't happen. We didn't generate anything there. When you get a chance like that, you have to create havoc and make something happen.
chalk clears games guys mentally passes sloppy trying
I thought we were real sloppy in our clears and our passes and not real sharp. ... Just chalk it up to 12 games in 20 nights. Guys are trying to get a little rest, and mentally they're not sharp.
blind game guys hope job played puck smart solid terms win
I thought our whole roster played well. That's how you win in this league. You need 20 guys to contribute. We played a real smart game in terms of puck management. We did a real solid job with the puck. We had no blind or hope passes. I think we managed the game well.
guys overtime point tie took
I give our guys a lot of credit. They battled back to tie it up and took it to overtime to get a point there.
chris difficult front good guys happen job practice preparing sharp time tribute work
Chris did a real good job of preparing himself. That is a tribute to his work ethic. It is very difficult to not play for such a long time and then come in and be as sharp as he was. Things don't happen in practice the same way they happen in games. It was really important for our guys to play well in front of him.
early grief number playing quite saying sort strong teams year
Early in the year we were getting a lot of grief from people, saying you're playing some teams that aren't quite as strong. But they were strong teams, we just sort of got their number early.
bed hospital lying walking
Better walking than lying down in a hospital bed any day.
resilience third
I wanted a sense of desperation going into the third period. Our resilience was not acceptable. I was more disappointed in that than anything else.